AFOQT Exam Preparation Training Questions and
Answers | Air Force Officer Qualifying Test 2025/2026
Wing plane - correct answer wings to the left and right of the fuselage
Biplane - correct answer plane with two wing planes
Low wing - correct answer straight and horizontal, attached to the bottom
of the fuselage
Mid wing - correct answer straight and horizontal, attached to the middle
of the fuselage
High wing - correct answer straight and horizontal, attached to the top of
the fuselage
Dihedral - correct answer angled up or down, attached to the top or
bottom of the fuselage
Gull wing - correct answer bent upward toward the wing root, attached to
the top or bottom of the fuselage
Inverted gull - correct answer bent downward near the wing root, attached
to the top or bottom of the fuselage.
Wing spars - correct answer provide the main structure of the wing. They
support the weight of the fuselage and engines as well as the load the
aircraft is carrying. Wing spars run span-wise from the fuselage to the tip of
the wing.
,Wing skin - correct answer a rigid stressed-skin design relieves some of
the load and stress of the flight from the spars. The panels that form the
wing skin can be made from a variety of materials including aluminum and
wood, as well as fiberglass and carbon fiber
Primary flight controls - correct answer ailerons, rudder, elevator
Rudders - correct answer flight control surface attached tot he vertical
stabilizer (tail wing) that controls the yaw and counters the adverse yaw
created by the ailerons that causes the aircraft to yaw in the opposite
direction of the roll
Ailerons - correct answer flight control surfaces attached to the wings on
the trailing edges that control the roll and, subsequently the lateral balance.
The aileron goes up on the side of the roll.
How do the ailerons control roll? - correct answer changes the camber of
the wings, opposite for each side. This creates opposite lift on each side,
rolling the airplane. Lift and drag increase for the raised wing which causes
the aircraft to yaw in the direction of the raised wing.
Elevators - correct answer flight control surfaces attached to the horizontal
stabilizer (tail wing) that controls the pitch by changing the angle of attack
on the horizontal stabilizer. The up and down motion of the aircraft can help
control air speed, as it increases or decreases the lift applied to the tail
Booms - correct answer the rear fuselage of an aircraft affixed to the main
wings on either side. Booms can contain fuel tanks, extend the tail, or
provide additional support.
, When are booms used? - correct answer booms are typically used in a
twin-boom configuration that allows the aircraft to have a large engine or
access door at the back of the main fuselage.
Nacelles - correct answer compartments attached to the fuselage or built
into the wings that contain the engine and engine components, the aircraft
firewall, and/or the landing gear.
Aircraft firewall - correct answer separates the engine from the cockpit
Structure of a nacelle - correct answer similar to that of the frame
assembly of a fuselage that includes longerons, diagonal bracing, and
bulkheads. A nacelle is covered by a skin and features a cowling that
allows access to the engine or equipment.
Cowling - correct answer detachable panel that serves as the cover of the
aircraft engine to facilitate access. The cowling on a nacelle can also serve
as the panel that opens when the landing gear is retracted and lowered.
Cowlings on an aircraft may also be used to allow airflow into the engine to
cool it or intake the air necessary for combustion in a gas turbine engine.
Fairings - correct answer used on a fixed-width aircraft to seal the spaces
between various components, improve the appearance, and smooth sharp
edges to reduce drag.
Where are fairing mainly used? - correct answer often used at the wing
root and wing tip, rudder, on the elevator and aileron flaps, on stabilizers,
around the cockpit, and on the tail cones, among others.
Answers | Air Force Officer Qualifying Test 2025/2026
Wing plane - correct answer wings to the left and right of the fuselage
Biplane - correct answer plane with two wing planes
Low wing - correct answer straight and horizontal, attached to the bottom
of the fuselage
Mid wing - correct answer straight and horizontal, attached to the middle
of the fuselage
High wing - correct answer straight and horizontal, attached to the top of
the fuselage
Dihedral - correct answer angled up or down, attached to the top or
bottom of the fuselage
Gull wing - correct answer bent upward toward the wing root, attached to
the top or bottom of the fuselage
Inverted gull - correct answer bent downward near the wing root, attached
to the top or bottom of the fuselage.
Wing spars - correct answer provide the main structure of the wing. They
support the weight of the fuselage and engines as well as the load the
aircraft is carrying. Wing spars run span-wise from the fuselage to the tip of
the wing.
,Wing skin - correct answer a rigid stressed-skin design relieves some of
the load and stress of the flight from the spars. The panels that form the
wing skin can be made from a variety of materials including aluminum and
wood, as well as fiberglass and carbon fiber
Primary flight controls - correct answer ailerons, rudder, elevator
Rudders - correct answer flight control surface attached tot he vertical
stabilizer (tail wing) that controls the yaw and counters the adverse yaw
created by the ailerons that causes the aircraft to yaw in the opposite
direction of the roll
Ailerons - correct answer flight control surfaces attached to the wings on
the trailing edges that control the roll and, subsequently the lateral balance.
The aileron goes up on the side of the roll.
How do the ailerons control roll? - correct answer changes the camber of
the wings, opposite for each side. This creates opposite lift on each side,
rolling the airplane. Lift and drag increase for the raised wing which causes
the aircraft to yaw in the direction of the raised wing.
Elevators - correct answer flight control surfaces attached to the horizontal
stabilizer (tail wing) that controls the pitch by changing the angle of attack
on the horizontal stabilizer. The up and down motion of the aircraft can help
control air speed, as it increases or decreases the lift applied to the tail
Booms - correct answer the rear fuselage of an aircraft affixed to the main
wings on either side. Booms can contain fuel tanks, extend the tail, or
provide additional support.
, When are booms used? - correct answer booms are typically used in a
twin-boom configuration that allows the aircraft to have a large engine or
access door at the back of the main fuselage.
Nacelles - correct answer compartments attached to the fuselage or built
into the wings that contain the engine and engine components, the aircraft
firewall, and/or the landing gear.
Aircraft firewall - correct answer separates the engine from the cockpit
Structure of a nacelle - correct answer similar to that of the frame
assembly of a fuselage that includes longerons, diagonal bracing, and
bulkheads. A nacelle is covered by a skin and features a cowling that
allows access to the engine or equipment.
Cowling - correct answer detachable panel that serves as the cover of the
aircraft engine to facilitate access. The cowling on a nacelle can also serve
as the panel that opens when the landing gear is retracted and lowered.
Cowlings on an aircraft may also be used to allow airflow into the engine to
cool it or intake the air necessary for combustion in a gas turbine engine.
Fairings - correct answer used on a fixed-width aircraft to seal the spaces
between various components, improve the appearance, and smooth sharp
edges to reduce drag.
Where are fairing mainly used? - correct answer often used at the wing
root and wing tip, rudder, on the elevator and aileron flaps, on stabilizers,
around the cockpit, and on the tail cones, among others.
